Europe should boost efforts to combat bird flu threat as outbreaks surge, health officials say

European countries should step up efforts to combat bird flu threats amid an “unprecedented” number of outbreaks this autumn, health authorities have warned.

Avian influenza is exploding among wild birds and poultry farms. Since September, more than 1,400 infections have been detected in at least 26 European countries, four times higher than a year ago and the highest level since 2016.